repulsive

repugnante, asqueroso

Tan desagradable que provoca náuseas o ganas de alejarse.

En inglés sencillo: So unpleasant that it makes you feel sick or want to move away.

• The smell was repulsive.
• I found his cruel jokes repulsive.
• A repulsive layer of grease covered the sink.

Cómo se usa: repulsive to someone (The idea of eating insects was repulsive to her.)

Sinónimos: disgusting, revolting, repugnant

Antónimos: appealing, attractive

Expresiones frecuentes: repulsive smell, repulsive behavior, find something repulsive

repulsivo

Que hace que objetos o partículas se empujen y se alejen unos de otros.

En inglés sencillo: Causing objects or particles to push away from each other.

• The magnets produce a repulsive force.
• The repulsive interaction pushes the particles apart.
• At this distance, the force becomes strongly repulsive.

Sinónimos: repelling

Antónimos: attractive

Expresiones frecuentes: repulsive force, repulsive interaction, repulsive effect